cURL Alternatives
cURL
Alternatives to cURL for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, BSD and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 19 apps similar to cURL.
Client-side URL library and command-line tool for transferring data using commonplace network protocols. If you're looking for more info about cURL like screenshots, reviews and comments you should visit our info page about it. Below you find the best alternatives.
Best cURL Alternatives for Linux
Looking for other cURL-like programs? We've rounded up our favorites cURL alternatives. Try any one of these fan favorites to see if they'll support your system and meet your specific needs.
Wget
FreeOpen SourceMacWindowsLinuxBSDGNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP(S) and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols. It is a non-interactive command line tool, so it may easily be called from scripts, cron jobs, terminals without X-Windows support, etc.
Features:
- Command line interface
- Batch processing
- Command line
- Downloader
aria2
FreeOpen SourceMacWindowsLinuxAndroidXfcearia2 is a multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility. The supported protocols are HTTP(S), FTP, BitTorrent (DHT, PEX, MSE/PE), and Metalink. aria2 can download a file from multiple sources/protocols and tries to utilize your maximum download bandwidth. It supports downloading a file from HTTP(S)/FTP and BitTorrent at the same time, while the data downloaded from HTTP(S)/FTP is uploaded to the BitTorrent swarm.
Features:
- Ad-free
- Command line
- Command line interface
- Downloader
- Lightweight
- Support for Multiple protocols
- Support for Remote Control
- Resume interrupted downloads
HTTPie
FreeOpen SourceMacWindowsLinuxHTTPie (pronounced aitch-tee-tee-pie) is a command line HTTP client. Its goal is to make CLI interaction with web services as human-friendly as possible. It provides a simple http command that allows for sending arbitrary HTTP requests using a simple and natural syntax, and displays colorized output. HTTPie can be used for testing, debugging, and generally interacting with HTTP servers.
Features:
- Command line interface
- Web Testing
lftp
FreeOpen SourceMacLinuxXfcelftp is a command-line file transfer program which besides FTP, also supports FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, HFTP, FISH, and SFTP. A BitTorrent client is also built-in as torrent command. In addition to features common in advanced FTP clients, such as recursively mirroring entire directory trees, location bookmarks and resuming downloads, lftp also supports more advanced functionality.
Features:
- Command line interface
- File sharing
- File transfer
- Support for SFTP
cliget
FreeOpen SourceMacWindowsLinuxFirefoxDownload files using curl or wget. This addon generates curl/wget commands that emulate the request as though it's coming from your browser allowing you to download protected files directly to a separate machine (e.g. server).
Features:
- Downloader
- Firefox Extensions
RESTClient
FreeOpen SourceMacWindowsLinuxRESTClient can be used to test variety of HTTP communications and RESTful webservices. Friendly GUI, rich functionalities.
DPLOY
FreeOpen SourceMacWindowsLinuxBSDNode.JSDPLOY is an FTP/SFTP deployment tool built in node.js Uploads the latest changes by comparing the version on your server with your git repository.
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